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Case story of Ritesh

Credit: GLRA India

Ritesh Das, 45/M, MB (A). He runs a Sports equipment shop and his family consists of his wife, five-year-old daughter and mother.

Happiness regained

Credit: AIFO India

My name is Rudrapati Vijitha, and my parents are Ravi Babu and Mariyamma. I belong to a village called Emani in Duggirala Mandal in Guntur District.

Devath Samatha

Credit: Fairmed

I am Devath Samatha, 14 years of age studying in 9th standard. My parents are Narasimha and Bhagya Lakshmi.

“Why Me?” – an inspirational story of a 16 yrs. old warrior girl

Credit: AIFO India

Sixteen is an onset of the age stair where accepting societal realities become more challenging than ever. A time in a teen’s life when the balance between childhood and adulthood is on the verge of breakage.

Mohan Rao

Credit: GLRA India

Mohan Rao from Medchal, Telangana went to Dubai for labor work and was happy in 2018.

Aruna

Credit: GLRA India

Aruna is 12 years from Tandoor in the Rangareddy district of Telangana. He is a school drop-out…

Nalam

Credit: GLRA India

Nalam (name changed) is from a mining village in Balod District in Chhattisgarh. Nalam is 25 years old

Suresh

Credit: LEPRA

A 30-year-old beneficiary came to RC Sendhwa in September 2021. Findings- Anaesthetic patch on the right hand…

Garam Singh

Credit: LEPRA

He noticed a lesion on his hand 3 years back and has taken treatment from niwali PHC for 12 months. After 2 years he fill a weakness

“I choose not to place “DIS”, in my ability.” Robert M. Hensel

Credit: No Leprosy Remains ( NLR )

The pressure to have sons is terrifying – mothers who bear daughters are cast aside by husbands and in-laws desperate to escape…

Reconstructive surgery reconstructed his life from leprosy Vikas: Story of Vikas

Credit: No Leprosy Remains ( NLR )

This is a story of a person named Vikas Saini, 20 years, a single male from Kalana village of Deomia Block in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

How NLR India Foundation helped me rise from Leprosy and Joblessness: Story of Sanjay

Credit: No Leprosy Remains ( NLR )

Mr. Sanjay Kumar is 28 years male from Uttar Pradesh. He is married for four years and has one daughter. He decided to share his own story to the world.

Looking ahead, and forgetting the bad memories: The story of Mehroonisha

Credit: No Leprosy Remains ( NLR )

Ms. Mehroonisha is a 36 years old single mother with two kids of village Falna, block- Bali of district Pali in the state of Rajasthan

Amisha is better, and aspires to complete education

Credit: No Leprosy Remains ( NLR )

That Amisha was having leprosy, was affecting her family too. As she said, “We had no knowledge about the disease earlier…

Stitching her dreams, one thread at a time

Credit: The Leprosy Mission Trust India ( TLMTI )

No matter how difficult the present is and how demoralised you feel about circumstances around you, you can always rise above them.

From destitution to a life full of purpose and hope

Credit: The Leprosy Mission Trust India ( TLMTI )

How does one make a difference in the life of an individual who is burdened by destitution and lingering stigma of a disease? Savita…

A change leader in her own rights

Credit: The Leprosy Mission Trust India ( TLMTI )

Yogita is a resident of Amoda village in Nawagarh Block of Chhattisgarh and a mother of three children. She is also the first woman…

The boy who won over disease and discrimination

Credit: The Leprosy Mission Trust India ( TLMTI )

How does one survive destitution and discrimination at the same time? Zakir, a 13-year-old boy from a village in Barabanki…

My dreams came true

Credit: Damien Foundation India Trust ( DFIT )

I am Arti Kumari, aged 19-years, not married. I am a native of Bihar, India. I live with my father, mother, brother and sister (married)….

Arun says “I am confident now thank you”

Credit: Damien Foundation India Trust ( DFIT )

Arun Sah is a 32-year young man lives in Jamsari village of Gopalganj district, in Bihar. Arun is the sole bread winner for his family…

Housing support to Mr. Arjun Kamat, Saharsa District (2021)

Credit: Damien Foundation India Trust ( DFIT )

Mr. Arjun Kamat aged 51 is affected by leprosy and he hails from Saharsa district of Bihar. He lives with his wife and a son. Arjun…